Rare pregnancy infections may triple the risk of autism
Science Daily · 23 Sep 2026

Rare pregnancy infections may triple the risk of autism

A major Swedish study of 3.7 million people has found that rare TORCH infections passed from a pregnant woman to the fetus are linked to much higher risks of autism and intellectual disability later in life. Children with a congenital TORCH infection were about three times more likely to be diagnose


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